Important Notice: The use of vendor software or other automated programs to perform registration or add/drop processes is prohibited by Baylor University. Any student identified as using automated systems to perform registration or add/drops may be barred from the registration system.

Dropping a class or classes is not considered a withdrawal. The term "withdrawal" refers to dropping all classes after financial settlement through the Paul L. Foster Success Center and leaving the University for that term. Beginning the first class day of each term, students will not be able to go online and drop all of their classes.

Remember: Flat tuition rate students are not penalized for adds and drops as long as they remain at 12 or more hours. Dropping a class results in the following refund of tuition and fee charges. Refunds will be computed as follows:

Undergraduate/Graduate/Seminary

Refund

Class Days Fall/Spring

1-5

100%

6-10

75%

11-15

50%

16-20

25%

21 or later

0

Class Days Summer I or II

1-2

100%

3-4

75%

5-6

50%

7

25%

8 or later

0

Class Days Full Summer

1-3

100%

4-7

75%

8-11

50%

12-14

25%

15 or later

0

Class Days Minimester

1

100%

2

75%

3

50%

4

25%

5 or later

0

Law School

Class Days

1-5

100%

6-7

75%

8-10

50%

11-13

25%

14 or later

0

Online MBA

Class Days

1

90%

2

70%

3

50%

4

30%

5 or later

0

When a student drops and adds an equal number of credit hours during the 100% refund days, it is considered an even exchange.
Beginning on the eighth class day of the Fall or Spring semesters, the third day of Summer I or Summer II, the fourth day of Full Summer, the second day of Minimester, or the sixth day of the Law Quarter, a student is refunded according to the schedule above for a
dropped class and is assessed 100% of tuition and related fees for adding a class plus the change-of-schedule fee - EVEN IF ADDING AND DROPPING THE SAME NUMBER OF CREDIT HOURS.
The only exception is if the student adds and drops sections among the same course. These are considered an even exchange. A change of course fee is assessed for adding or dropping classes after the 8th class day of the fall or spring semester or the 3rd class day of either summer session.

APPEALS

Students or parents who believe that they have individual circumstances warranting
an exception to published refund policies may appeal the application of the
policy. To appeal based on these circumstances, the student or parent should
contact the Paul L. Foster Success Center for withdrawal appeals or the Dean's Office having oversight of the class for add/drop appeals.